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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 86(R)

House Bill 369

House Author:  Cain et al.

Effective:  9-1-19

Senate Sponsor:  Huffman


            House Bill 369 amends the Family Code to require a petition in a suit for adoption of a child to state that the court in which the petition is filed has jurisdiction of the suit. The bill requires a court that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to transfer the proceedings to a court that is located in the child's county of residence and in which a suit for adoption of the child is pending on the filing of a motion requesting the transfer.